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    Guidelines for preparing a design and monitoring framework

    Asian Development Bank, 2007
    Inadequate planning is one of the main reasons that projects fail. Systematic information gathering, conceptual analysis and involvement of stakeholders in this process are imperative for achieving desired results. These guidelines for the application of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) design and monitoring framework (DMF) approach facilitate this analytical and planning process.
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    Handbook on planning, monitoring and evaluating for development results

    United Nations Development Programme, 2009
    Planning, monitoring and evaluation in development requires a focus on nationally owned development priorities and results and should reflect the guiding principles of national ownership, capacity development human development. This handbook is aims to enhance the results-based culture within UNDP and improve the quality of planning, monitoring and evaluation.
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    Resource manual on flash flood risk management module 2: non-structural measures

    International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2008
    Frequent flash floods in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region pose a severe threat to life, livelihoods and infrastructure, both within the mountains and downstream. They tend to carry with them much higher amounts of debris which can cause damage to hydropower stations, roads, bridges, buildings and other infrastructure.
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    Resource manual on flash flood risk management module 1: community-based management

    International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2008
    Frequent flash floods in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region pose a severe threat to life, livelihoods and infrastructure, both within the mountains and downstream. Vulnerable groups, including people with disabilities, the poor, women and children, are the worst hit. This manual aims to help communities build their capacity to manage flash floods and other disaster risks themselves.
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    Local governance self assessment: guidelines for facilitators

    Intercooperation Bangladesh, 2009
    Local government promises to be more responsive to people's demands, more effective in service delivery and more accountable when citizens participate in local governance. This can be achieved through public meetings, grievance procedures, civil society group activities, opinion surveys, elections, and media involvement.
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    Rule-of-law tools for post-conflict states: amnesties

    UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2009
    Amnesties are now regulated by a substantial body of international law that sets limits on their permissible scope. This publication is designed as a tool to help develop sustainable institutional capacity within United Nations missions, as well as to assist transitional administrations and civil society to better craft their responses to transitional justice needs.
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    Strategies for policy makers: bringing women into governments

    Hunt Alternatives Fund, 2009
    Involvement of women in peace processes brings skills, attributes, and perspectives to government processes. Post conflict governments that have involved women have tended to build governance systems which are stable and transparent.
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    Analysing and addressing governance in sector operations

    EuropeAid Co-operation Office, 2008
    Ensuring sustainable results with sector aid and sector programmes can be a challenge as a result of governance constraints within the sector. The importance of addressing governance weaknesses at sector level is increasingly recognized as a precondition for attaining results and achieving sustainable development.
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    Budgeting for women’s rights monitoring government budget for compliance with CEDAW: a summary guide for policy-makers, gender equality and human rights advocates

    United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2008
    The adoption of the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) by the United Nations in 1979 and subsequent ratification by 185 countries has broad implications on state obligations. State parties to the treaty are obliged to ensure compliance of government activity with human rights standards on gender equality including budgeting.
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    The International Health Links manual: a guide to starting up and maintaining long-term international health partnerships

    Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET), UK, 2009
    Health Links partnerships have the capacity to make a significant contribution to health system strengthening but only if they are well planned, managed and aligned to needs.

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